YELLOWKNIFE (April 21, 2015) – The Department of Transportation is following up with NWT residents on priorities for an NWT Transportation Strategy at upcoming public information sessions in regional centres.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 17, 2015) – Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment David Ramsay congratulates newly-elected President of the NWT Chamber of Commerce Kevin Diebold and the new Board of Directors and looks forward to working with them on shared priorities, including  important discussions to address ‎ pressure points impacting the NWT private sector. 

YELLOWKNIFE (April 17, 2015) – A Smithsonian Channel television series is profiling the unique and spectacular landscape that residents along the Arctic coast call home. 

Now in its fourth season, Canada Over the Edge is an aerial documentary series exploring Canada’s borders and coastlines. Each hour-long program features high-definition footage and interviews with residents about their communities and history. 

YELLOWKNIFE (April 15, 2015) – Residents of Trout Lake, Délįne, Tulita and Nahanni Butte will enjoy reductions to fuel prices thanks to a successful winter resupply season. 

YELLOWKNIFE (April 13, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources J.  Michael Miltenberger will participate in the ‘Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques’ in Québec City tomorrow.

QUEBEC (April 13, 2015) – The Premiers of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are bringing the interests of Northerners to the April 14th Quebec Climate Change Summit.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 10, 2015) – Premier Bob McLeod today announced that Mr. Jeff Anderson has been appointed President of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC), effective May 11, 2015.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 9, 2015) – Environment and Natural Resources Minister J. Michael Miltenberger has listed Dolphin and Union caribou as a species of  special concern and northern leopard frog as a threatened species in the Northwest Territories (NWT).  

YELLOWKNIFE (April 7, 2015) – Students across the Northwest Territories (NWT) will get an opportunity for some hands-on learning when it comes to working with fur. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) is donating boxes of fur trimmings received through its partnership with the Canadian Fur Harvesters Association to NWT schools.

“We have seen the positive impact that traditional arts and crafts have in the Northwest Territories and this is an opportunity to instill, support and encourage these activities amongst our youth,” said Minister of ITI David Ramsay.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 1, 2015) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is proposing new regulations that set out the filing requirements for companies planning hydraulic fracturing operations in the NWT.

They require industry to meet additional requirements related to baseline surface and groundwater information, public disclosure, air quality, and enhanced reporting.